Charles Gao

I'm an engineer interested in AI/ML and NLP. I'm currently based in LA, attending USC, and majoring in Cognitive Science & AI.

Check out my resume or contact me at csgao@usc.edu.

Work

Lightweight Labs

Growth

Lightweight Labs
2025
Robust

Engineering

Robust
2025
LavaLab

Developer

LavaLab
2025
Kardn

Engineering

Kardn
2024-25
NYU Langone Health

Researcher

NYU Langone
2023
University of Cambridge

Researcher

University of Cambridge
2022

Education

University of Southern California

University of Southern California

B.S. in Cognitive Science and AI
2024-27
Phillips Exeter Academy

Phillips Exeter Academy

2021-24

Active Projects

Gleame

Shopify

Glimpse is a Shopify-native visual merchandising platform built on React with TypeScript, leveraging Google's Gemini API.

Past Projects

ClinicalTrials

NYU Langone Health OLab

Engineered NLP models (Doc2Vec, BioBERT) to predict early termination of clinical trials.

Trifect

LavaLab

ML-driven b2b marketplace that connects 3PLs and businesses together.